Pharmacies

There were 60,867 pharmacies on January 1 of this year, while on September 1, 2,275 of those pharmacies had closed.

That's nearly 4%.

I hate when people try to buy drugs without a prescription, knowing DAMN WELL they need one. Then they roll their eyes at me when I refuse their request.

I can't with this guy sometimes. It's like he enjoys taking out his frustrations on us. We're just store-level associates so we're insignificant to him and he can mistreat us every way he wants. He yells at us, talks down to us, ignores us when we ask something...you name it, he's done it. We dread his every visit. Would there be any use in trying to go over his head and report him? Or would that just make matters worse?

I got hired a few weeks ago to work in the chemicals department but what I’ve found out is that I’m actually allergic to chemicals. My manager got angry when I told him and I understand him because this is the position I applied for, not what they chose for me. I asked him for a transfer and I did get transferred but I’m still scared because I might stepped on his toes and could get fired :/

I have worked at Walgreens and I have worked at CVS and I can tell you that while far from ideal, working as a pharmacist at Walmart is by far the best option of the three. At least here I'm not alone trying to run the entire thing by myself because of how stingy they are with staffing. I have to say I'm grateful I now work here.

I've noticed many pharmacist job openings in the Atlanta area and wondered why. It seems pharmacists are dealing with increasing requests and it's reaching the point where it's superhard to do the work period - unpaid weekly meetings before work and promoting additional vaccinations like Shingrix and Gardasil to make even more profit and it's so hard for poeple who are suposed to do the work. They're also expected to help nearly every patient to upsell more services and make specific calls that will help Walmart make even more $$$. This extra workload has contributed to a nationwide shortage of retail pharmacists, as many who left the industry are reluctant to return, preferring to avoid the retail setting. The poor treatment during the COVID pushed many to look for better jobs (as the did, many left), as any other job seemed better compared to the negative experiences they had at the pharmacy here (and other large chains are as bad as we are). Frankly I have no questions just want to vent a bit. I see that there are no posts in the pharmacy section on this website so I am not even sure if someone will see it but that's how I feel on this Friday afternoon.